CHICO — Chico fire is investigating two Sunday morning fires that burned near the bowling alley off The Esplanade.

At 3:16 a.m. Sunday, a cleaning crew at Les Schwab Tire Center spotted a fire in the parking lot of the AMF Orchard Lanes and called 9-1-1, according to a Chico Fire Department press release.

Firefighters responded and found several redwood trees and a fence burning that separates the parking lot from the Bidwell Academy Preschool, the fire department reported. The flames also burned two of the preschool”s storage sheds.

The damage is estimated to cost about $8,000, according to the fire department.

At 3:19 a.m. May 27, the bowling alley”s cleaning crew called 9-1-1 after they entered the building to find it filled with smoke, the fire department reported.

Chico fire crews arrived and saw smoke coming from the bowling pin storage area, according to the fire department. When they opened the nearby side door, they found a large pile of burning material next the building”s wall.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze that damaged a section of the building”s outer wall.